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When comparing Headbox vs Miranda, the Slant community recommends Headbox for most people. In the question“What are the best unified messenger apps?” Headbox is ranked 1st while Miranda is ranked 8th.
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Pros
Pro Smooth UI
Pro Standalone app shipping with everything you need
Pro Requires no installation and is very lightweight
Very light on system resources and extremely fast, Miranda IM requires no installation and can be made to fit on a single floppy disk or USB drive.
Pro Insanely customisable
You can see all the plugins available for Miranda here.
Cons
Con Not in development anymore
Con Requires Facebook logon
Con Is not available in Google Play Store
Con Messages cannot be deleted
Con No way to customize notifications
Con No way to configure UI
Con Color scheme may be offputting
Con Outdated XMPP Support
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